AP looks at China’s development and expanding use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), for both military and civilian use, noting that China is situating itself to be a major player in the global UAV industry:...
Read MoreThis Friday, the Australian government published the “Defence White Paper 2013”, stressing the need to deepen military ties with China. From Daniel Flitton at The Age:''The adverse impact of the global...
Read MoreOn Saturday, hundreds of people gathered in Kunming, Yunnan to protest plans by China National Petroleum Corporation to build a plant in a nearby town which would produce the hazardous chemical paraxylene (PX). From BBC: Some...
Read MorePeter from China Whisper recommends 10 novels that have shaped popular culture in modern China. From Weijing Zhu at the World of Chinese:1) The Republic of Wine by Mo YanThe Republic of Wine: A Novel takes place in a fictional...
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Public Security has announced 904 arrests in a three-month crackdown on “meat-related crimes”. From Xinhua: The ministry said since Jan. 25, police had uncovered 382 cases involving...
Read MoreBritish Indian author Salman Rushdie became an icon of free expression after his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses garnered him a fatwā from Ayatollah Khomeini, followed by countless death threats. Coinciding with the release of the...
Read MoreIn May 2012, Chinese authorities refused to renew the visa of Al Jazeera English’s Beijing correspondent Melissa Chan, forcing the news outlet to close down its operations in China (official reasons for the visa denial...
Read MoreAs of May 3, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Factory Protest Planned for Saturday: Chengdu netizens have been calling for residents to “take a...
Read MoreEarlier this month, Apple removed an app including three of dissident writer Wang Lixiong’s books from its App Store in China. Wang’s wife, the famous Tibetan blogger Tsering Woeser accuses Apple of bowing to the...
Read MoreLate last month, The Guardian reported on Li Yang, a 26-year-old graduate student at the UK’s University of Bath, who was jailed for trying to bribe his professor after failing his master’s dissertation: A failing...
Read MoreAs workers’ wages in China increase, manufacturers are turning to countries like Vietnam for lower production costs, according to Kathy Chu at the Wall Street Journal: At Crocs, 65% of its colorful shoes are expected to be...
Read MoreEvery head of the post-Mao PRC has risen to power with a personal slogan to characterize their leadership aspirations and establish their position in the ideological heritage of the CCP. Deng Xiaoping began the tradition with...
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